Brinjal fruit and shoot borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) or Eggplant fruit and shoot borer is a small moth of the family Crambidae. It is found throughout the tropics in Asia and Africa and is a minor pest in the Americas. The larvae bore into fruits and tender shoots of Egg plants.
There are about 20 species in the genus Leucinodes. Several of them were described just a few years back, from Africa.
I met this one at my home in Bangalore.
References:
There are about 20 species in the genus Leucinodes. Several of them were described just a few years back, from Africa.
I met this one at my home in Bangalore.
References:
- Mally R, Korycinska A, Agassiz DJL, Hall J, Hodgetts J, Nuss M (2015) Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). ZooKeys 472: 117-162. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.472.8781
- Leucinodes orbonalis - Wikipedia
- iNaturalist Observation 1610580
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